Executive Member Authorisations
The Leader of the Council has appointed 7 other members to join him on the Executive. Each has a portfolio of responsibilities which they can exercise individually. To view the powers of an executive member, please select from the following list:
- Executive Member for Council Strategy and Community Cohesion (Leader of the Council - Paul Bettison)
- Executive Member for Adult Services, Health and Housing (Dale Birch)
- Executive Member for Children and Young People (Gareth Barnard)
- Executive Member for Education (Alan Kendall)
- Executive Member for Finance, Resources and Assets (Alan Ward)
- Executive Member for the Environment (Dorothy Hayes)
- Executive Member for Culture, Corporate Services and Public Protection (Iain McCracken)
- Executive Member for Planning, Transport and Economic Development (Mary Ballin)
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